Charmaigne Scott wrote:

 

Hello, All,

 

Let me know what you think about this idea. You are on my list because i know you give a good flying leap and are a do-er.  lol.  cs

 

This is re-sent because it now includes the referenced links below!

 

The storms give us a chance to give back to others.  I just talked to the FEMA hotline lady and asked her if she knew whether the authorities had considered the following option: Our military bases have been downsized all around the country.

 

Ft. Ord, CA is a primary example.  Sure, the surrounding cities have broken it up into do-able chunks and are building new construction as well as repairing some of the existing structures as quickly as possible.  In the meantime, however, hundreds of acres with housing with lead paint problems sit vacant. 

 

We are in a terrific crisis with more to come as the result of man's willy nilly interventions in nature that result in mowed down vegetation and destruction of rain forests.  Their presence served as natural wind breaks that could ward off sea storms and protect the habitats of human infringers. Now, we are seeing the beginnings of escalating cycles of bad weather devastations.  These are no natural occurrences, either.

 

This is our direct and greedy fault.   Anyways, Mother Nature will get even with her greatest and worst creation, humanity.  In the meantime, perhaps we can exhort the leadership to refurb those vacant homes on the many abandoned or downsized bases across the land.   Start here in Fort Ord.  What can we do to help the process? The following are links to the organizations that the victims must access for assistance.

 

LINKS

http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/

http://katrinahousing.org/

http://openyourhouse.org/

http://hurricanehousing.org/

http://hurricanehousing.net/

 

If we have ideas such as using the military bases for temporary quarters for the survivors, then let's get those ideas passed-along to our Congress-persons and the President.

 

Here are some starting points:

 

Dear Leadership person:

 

Please consider our suggestions as viable and quick solutions to solve the plight of the storm survivors now crammed in the sports arenas and elsewhere.

 

The military bases sit languishing in idleness with acres of boarded up housing!  Locals can void some of the code violations and provide employment opportunities to many to refurbish these structures so that every single homeless person gains an entitlement of temporary shelter managed through the housing authorities and FEMA.

 

This can be accomplished immediately.  So, let's roll up our sleeves some more and rebuild this nation from the inside out by healing some old military housing.  Let this spirit of cooperation and the American "Can Do!" power get the job done right now.  Ok?  Otay!  

 

Thank you for all you do, by the way.  Please let me know that you received this note by making sure the press knows how we feel about making some home grown solutions become a reality.

 

Sincerely,

 

Your Constituency of Authors


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